Tell the Missouri Legislature: NO puppy and cat breeding facilities under any guise!

  • by: Mary DeWitt
  • recipient: Jason Smith (R), Bill Reiboldt (R), Senator Mike Parson (R)

House Joint Resolution 11 is a "constitutional amendment affirming the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in modern farming and ranching practices." The definition of "agriculture" in Missouri makes it much more complicated -- and dangerous. Dogs and cats fall would fall under this category, and this would allow the puppy mill industry and others to avoid regulation and scrutiny.

One concern of opponents is that the bill, as a constitutional amendment, could potentially block all future ballot initiative efforts designed to enact new regulations as they have in the past with various anti-cruelty efforts.


Please sign to inform Missouri State Representatives and State Senators that we, their constituents, are against this proposed amendment and, in fact, would prefer to abolish dog, cat, rabbit, ferret, and exotic animal breeding facilities throughout the State of Missouri.

TO THE ATTN OF MISSOURI STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES: The signers of this petition respectfully request that you cast your vote against House Joint Resolution 11. We are in agreement with the feelings expressed by Mr. Broughton in his comments posted in the STL Post-Dispatch on 3/27/13:

"Democracy be damned! In Missouri, the 'will of the people,' even though substantiated by their vote, can be nullified by special interest groups.



The latest example of this 'anti-democracy' is the current effort by a special interest group, and the Missouri legislators pandering to it, to abolish Missouri's Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act.



The act, known as Proposition B, was on the November 2010 ballot. It represented a grass-roots, signature-gathering effort by concerned pet owners and animal rights groups. It passed with slightly more than 51 percent of the votes cast.



Prior to the passage of Prop B, Missouri lacked responsible regulation of its puppy mill industry.



But some puppy mill operators don't like the humane standards required by Prop B. They favor the lax regulation and inhumane, deplorable conditions of yesteryear. So they've wooed irresponsible Missouri legislators to do their bidding via legislation that, if passed, will override Proposition B.



One can only speculate as to why democratically elected officials want to subvert the democratic process, and in the process, show Americans that Missouri government prefers to host inhumane puppy mills.



Missourians favoring democracy and humane dog breeding should contact state legislators and denounce the subversion of Prop B."



Michael K. Broughton, Green Park

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